A new alloy turned up in a grain of sand from Hiroshima Bay

Boing Boing reports on an unusual discovery from Hiroshima Bay: scientists have found a metal never before recorded in a grain of sand. The alloy was created by the atomic blast itself and sealed inside a glassy bead during the airburst of August nineteen forty-five. Researchers including Luca Bindi reported the findings in Science Advances.

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